Martin Whitmarsh: McLaren results will improve in India and Abu Dhabi

McLaren boss
Martin Whitmarsh is predicting a more ‘profitable affair’ for his team in F1’s latest double-header after their poor showing in Japan and Korea earlier this month.

Jenson Button will be hoping to improve on McLaren’s poor performances in the last two races (Picture: Reuters/Action Images)

Lewis Hamilton could only manage fifth in Japan and 10th in Korea while team-mate Jenson Button fared little better as he was fourth around Suzuka before being shunted off on the first lap by Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi at Yeongam.

Ahead of the next two races which start in India on Sunday before moving on to Abu Dhabi on November 4, the McLaren boss said: ‘Our weekends in Japan and Korea weren’t particularly prosperous. But I’m positive this next double-header will be a more profitable affair for Jenson, Lewis and the whole team.’

The final two races of the season in the US and Brazil will mark Hamilton’s last as a McLaren driver, as the former world champion is set to move to Mercedes in 2013, to replace the retiring Michael Schumacher.

Hamilton currently sits fourth in this year’s driver’s championship, over 60 points behind leader Sebastian Vettel, while Button is in sixth place.